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Written By Stephanie Thompson

Green Finance Highlights and top Sustainability jobs— Europe & Middle East (This past week)

I couldn’t find many definite positive investment / sustainable finance deals from Europe & Middle East made just since last Wednesday that both clearly qualify and have full detail. But I found at least a couple showing strong momentum; including one very solid: the EU guarantee boost. Here’s what I located and how you might use them, plus the good one for your post.

Even when many stories seem cautious or focused on risk, this past week delivered solid sustainable finance wins in Europe & the Middle East. Here are two developments worth spotlighting:

🇪🇺 EU Guarantee & Omnibus Package Boosts Investment Capacity

  • The European Commission, with support from the Parliament & Council, agreed on the Omnibus package that strengthens EU investment tools.

  • Key component: an extra €2.9 billion EU guarantee designed to unlock around €55 billion in additional public and private investment through programs like InvestEU, the Clean Industrial Deal, and competitiveness efforts. (Internal Market and SMEs)

  • Roughly 40% of current InvestEU operations are already climate-aligned; these changes will likely accelerate the flow of capital into green industrial, infrastructure, clean technology & SME projects. (Internal Market and SMEs)

🌍 OPEC Fund Issues €500 Million Sustainability Bond

  • The OPEC Fund for International Development issued a €500M sustainability bond (Euro-denominated benchmark) on 18 September 2025, aimed at supporting global sustainable development including renewable energy, health, education, infrastructure and employment. (https://opecfund.org)

  • It saw strong demand: ~67% of investors from EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa), 33% from Asia. (https://opecfund.org)

📈 Why These Matter for Green Jobs

Region & Initiative and Likely Opportunity growth Areas

  • EU Guarantee + Omnibus package -> Project finance, regulatory roles, investment advisory, SME green projects

  • EMEA OPEC -> Fund bond issuance Infrastructure, renewables, SDG-oriented services, bonds & capital markets ESG roles

These developments show that sustainable finance is not slowing—it’s adding new tools & capital that make green work more realistic and scalable.

📌 Important: We don't recruit for these deals or organizations. We highlight them so you can see where the market is moving — and where opportunities might come.

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